Chinese theaters are beginning to reopen, and will initially be showing popular blockbusters such as the Avengers films and Avatar. The Hollywood Reporter states that between 600 and 700 cinemas have reopened, with more to come, after closing to help limit the spread of the viral outbreak - and they're hoping to fill seats using blockbuster films. Among the movies Chinese theatres are reportedly planning to show are all four of the Avengers films, as well as other blockbusters like James Cameron's Avatar, and Christopher Nolan's Inception and Interstellar. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/27/the-simpsons-take-on-avengers-endgame-in-new-poster-for-mcu-crossover-episode-ign-news"] So far, only smaller cinemas have opened across the country and larger chains are still waiting to resume business. However, with more and more businesses opening back up in the country, likely only a matter of time. We found out earlier today that Warner Bros. has postponed the release of some of it's upcoming movies such as Wonder Woman 1984, which adds to the list of every film and show affected by Covid-19. Theme parks like Universal and Disney have also temporarily closed but, on the flip-side, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is getting an early digital release so people can watch it in self-isolation. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Every episode of Samurai Jack is now available for free on Adult Swim's website.

There's no need for an account of any kind. Just go to Adult Swim's Samurai Jack page and click on any episode from the show's five seasons. A 15- or 30-second ad will play before the episode with one 90-second ad break in the middle of the episode.

Adult Swim made the announcement on its social media pages Tuesday afternoon. The company didn't say if the show will only be available for a limited time or if this is a permanent gift. It's not available in all countries, however.

All episodes of Samurai Jack are now free on our app and site. Perfect for watching from the shadows. https://t.co/KjNCtBnJMZ pic.twitter.com/6SdQ5UBP9e

— [adult swim] (@adultswim) March 24, 2020

Samurai Jack features Phil LaMarr as the titular character who is sent from feudal Japan to the distant future by an evil shape-shifting demon named Aku. The series was created by Genndy Tartakovsky, who also created Dexter's Laboratory. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/25/samurai-jack-battle-through-time-video-game-announced"] The series ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network before it was resurrected on Adult Swim for a final season in 2017. LaMarr returned to voice Jack, but the voice actor for Aku, Mako, sadly passed away in 2006 and was replaced. The series has spunoff into numerous comic books and even a couple of video games: Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time for Game Boy Advance and Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku for GameCube and PS2. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=primal-season-1-gallery&captions=true"] A new video game, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, will release summer 2020 for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Tartakovsky has since gone on to direct the Hotel Transylvania movies and a new TV series for Adult Swim called Primal. It aired in 2019 and was one of the most critically-acclaimed TV seasons of the year. It's worth mentioning that every episode of that series is free as well on Adult Swim's Primal website. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who still can't believe that Phil LaMarr is in Pulp Fiction.

Veteran actor Michael Biehn has been cast in the second season of The Mandalorian, Disney+’s Star Wars series. The actor is best known for his turn as Kyle Reese in James Cameron’s The Terminator. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Biehn is set to join the second season of the Star Wars series as a bounty hunter, though details about the character remain sparse. Other actors appearing in The Mandalorian season 2 include Rosario Dawson who is reportedly cast as Ahsoka Tano. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] Biehn is best known for his collaborations with director James Cameron. Aside from playing the protagonist Kyle Reese in the first Terminator movie, Biehn worked with Cameron by appearing in Aliens (1986) and The Abyss (1989). The Mandalorian premiered alongside Disney+ in 2019. The Star Wars live-action series starred Pedro Pascal as the titular Mandalorian tasked with finding The Child, popularly referred to as “Baby Yoda” as the two characters are from the same species. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/17/star-wars-the-clone-wars-recapped-in-4-minutes"] Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man, served as creator and showrunner, while a rotating cast of directors helmed individual episodes including director Dave Filoni, Fick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi. Season two is set to premiere this October on Disney+. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all areas of the entertainment industry, and comics is no exception. Diamond Comic Distributors, which is the main distributor for most major US publishers (including both Marvel and DC), has announced plans to stop shipping new comic book deliveries to stores as of the week of April 1. Effectively, this means comic shops will stop receiving new books for the foreseeable future. Diamond's sister company Alliance Game Distributors is adopting a similar policy, with both its distribution centers shutting down indefinitely on Tuesday, March 24. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=20-most-anticipated-comics-of-2020&captions=true"] "Our publishing partners are also faced with numerous issues in their supply chain, working with creators, printers, and increasing uncertainty when it comes to the production and delivery of products for us to distribute," said Diamond's Chairman and CEO Steve Geppi in a statement. "Our freight networks are feeling the strain and are already experiencing delays, while our distribution centers in New York, California, and Pennsylvania were all closed late last week. Our own home office in Maryland instituted a work from home policy, and experts say that we can expect further closures. Therefore, my only logical conclusion is to cease the distribution of new weekly product until there is greater clarity on the progress made toward stemming the spread of this disease." This announcement comes shortly after word that Free Comic Book Day 2020 has been postponed until the summer. This is dire news for an industry already hit hard by COVID-19. Many shops have shifted to curbside and home delivery options in order to safely fulfill orders, while publishers like BOOM! Studios and IDW Publishing have begun offering full returnability on new releases and other incentives designed to lessen the financial strain on comic shops in an uncertain market. But with this shipping moratorium, shops remaining open during the pandemic will have to rely on existing stock and non-Diamond-distributed products for sources of revenue. As Geppi notes in his statement, Diamond is only cutting off shipments of books with an on-sale date of April 1 or later, meaning shops will theoretically have the ability to restock older releases and evergreen graphic novels, at least as long as Diamond still has available stock and the means to ship it. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/24/minecraft-to-offer-free-education-packs-to-students-stuck-at-home"] Perhaps the biggest question now is whether publishers will continue to make new books available digitally through services like Comixology, or if new comic book releases will simply stop entirely come April 1. Diamond doesn't handle digital distribution, so this is likely a decision that will have to be made individually by each publisher. Marvel and DC both have a number of high-profile comic book crossovers planned for spring and summer 2020, including Marvel's Avengers/Fantastic Four crossover Empyre and DC's Dark Nights: Metal sequel Death Metal. It remains to be seen whether these and other major books will be delayed or published solely in digital form for the time being. IGN has reached out to both Marvel and DC for comment but did not hear back by time of publish. We'll keep you updated as we learn more. Be sure to check out IGN's guide for staying safe and helping out during the pandemic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

YouTube will default videos to standard definition starting today, Google confirmed to IGN in a statement. The effort is meant to help governments and networks minimize stress on their systems as more and more people are social distancing at home. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/19/netflix-to-reduce-bandwidth-in-europe-due-to-surge-in-traffic"] Last week, Google announced that it would be temporarily defaulting all videos on YouTube to standard definition in the EU. Today, that decision has been expanded worldwide. “We continue to work closely with governments and network operators around the globe to do our part to minimize stress on the system during this unprecedented situation,” a Google spokesperson told IGN. “Last week, we announced that we were temporarily defaulting all videos on YouTube to standard definition in the EU. Given the global nature of this crisis, we will expand that change globally starting today.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] According to YouTube, the SD default change will last approximately 30 days and users can still manually adjust the video quality. YouTube isn’t the only company trying to decrease the strain on internet networks. PlayStation announced that it will slow game downloads in Europe to decrease bandwidth strain according to a new company blog post. Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook also made similar promises to comply with governments requesting reduced bitrates for videos as more countries put citizens in quarantine from the coronavirus. For recommendations on how to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic, read our resource guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Right now you can get five shiny new Golden Keys for Borderlands 3 with this new Shift Code from Gearbox, and pick up any keys you haven't claimed yet.

Author Stephen King posted a chapter of his 1978 novel, The Stand, on Twitter to help better contextualize the spread of a global pandemic like the Coronavirus. The Stand is a post-apocalyptic novel that focuses on a pandemic that almost takes the lives of the entire human population. The story then follows the survivors as they attempt to create a new society. King posted the eighth chapter, in which he wrote about how the "superflu," the name of the pandemic in the novel, rapidly spread across the United States. In his tweet, King added, "Chapter 8 of THE STAND. This is how it works. Heed. (But remember [COVID-19] is not as lethal as the superflu.)"

Chapter 8 of THE STAND. This is how it works. Heed. (But remember COID-19 is not as lethal as the superflu.)https://t.co/yqvwbjoVMs

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 22, 2020

The chapter explores how just one sick person transmitting the sickness to a handful of people can transform into an exponential spread across the globe. King's tweet is a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, as governments are encouraging, and in some cases requiring, people to stay home to limit the spread of the virus. Many businesses are closing their doors, including GameStop, which is temporarily closing all locations to comply with COVID-19 regulations. The COVID-19 outbreak is also impacting many movie release dates. You can read the full list of movies and shows affected by COVID-19. IGN is encouraging safety and positivity for all of our readers during this pandemic. Read our tips on how to help, and stay safe, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stephen-kings-best-movies&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

The Walking Dead Season 10 will end one episode earlier than anticipated, AMC has announced. The season was supposed to end with its 16th episode, but due to production delays brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, it will be wrapping with episode 15 instead, according to a statement released by the network: "Current events have unfortunately made it impossible to complete post-production of The Walking Dead Season 10 finale, so the current season will end with its 15th episode on Sunday, April 5. The planned finale will appear as a special episode later in the year." The Season 10 finale was originally expected to air on April 12. Season 10 of The Walking Dead has already featured plenty of twists, with an unexpected death in episode 12, and an emotional exit for a long-running character in episode 13, which aired on March 22. The Walking Dead is the latest in a long line of TV and movie projects to be hit with delays related to the coronavirus outbreak. While The Walking Dead had already wrapped filming on Season 10, the industry-wide shutdown has also affected post-production on many projects, and pre-production on Season 11 has also been delayed for at least a month. For more, see how the most recent episode of The Walking Dead set up the Rick Grimes movies, and how that departing character's story will continue. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"]

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 13: "What We Become" [poilib element="accentDivider"] The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira's final episode aired Sunday, March 22, and Walking Dead alum Andrew Lincoln, who played Rick Grimes on the show, sent Gurira an emotional and surprisingly musical sendoff video. With Michonne still alive in The Walking Dead TV universe, it's possible that we'll be seeing her again. When though is a question left unanswered after her final episode. Her Walking Dead journey as we've known it for 10 seasons has come to an end and Lincoln, in the spirit of love and nostalgia, sang a rendition of Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die, except instead of singing, "live and let die," Lincoln sang, "we love you Danai." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-walking-dead-season-10b&captions=true"] Lincoln followed that up with a story from one of Rick and Michonne's first meetings on the show. Lincoln remembers finishing a scene with Gurira where he firefighter-style picked her up. After taking three steps, he accidentally dropped Gurira and fell on top of her. Lincoln congratulated Gurira for her time on the show before transitioning into a rendition of Gangster's Paradise with the lyrics changed to "zombie paradise." He also sang the words "I love you, Danai, oh yes we do." You can watch the full three-minute video on Gurira's Instagram below.

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This means a lot. Made me laugh and cry. Thank you so much Andy! (Great vocals! And piano skills! Is there anything this man can’t do?!!!) You are one of the most incredible human beings on the planet. I’ll cherish the journey with you and the whole #TWDFamily always.

A post shared by Danai Gurira (@danaigurira) on Mar 24, 2020 at 8:32am PDT

We thought Danai's last episode on the show was amazing, giving "What We Become" a 9 out of 10. As we alluded to above, Michonne's still out there in The Walking Dead tv universe. We expect her next appearance in the universe to be in the form of a movie though. Specifically, the upcoming Rick Grimes movie trilogy. Here's how we think Michonne's final The Walking Dead episode set up Rick Grimes' standalone movies. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Many students and teachers around the world have shifted to online schooling in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus missing out on much of what makes the classroom such a special place. Thankfully, teachers are now able to conduct live readings of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books for their students. Announced via Rowling's website, she is temporarily relaxing copyright restrictions and granting teachers everywhere an open license to post videos of themselves reading Harry Potter books to their class. Teachers will be able to share these videos through the end of the 2019/2020 school year or July 31, 2020, whichever comes first. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-harry-potter-characters&captions=true"] This is a great way to bring a sense of community to an online platform and help students remain connected with their classmates. Teachers are able to post these videos on a closed school network or a secure platform such as Google Classroom, Schoology, Edmodo, and Discovery Education. Rowling has encouraged educators not to publish full videos on YouTube or any social platforms as it is intended for classroom use only. They can, however, post short clips to social media as an effort to increase awareness.

Delighted to help teachers reach kids at home by relaxing the usual licence required to post videos of themselves reading Harry Potter books. Go to https://t.co/77d90pkiYK to find the guidelines. Be well, everyone. More soon! #HarryPotterAtHome

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 20, 2020

It is also mentioned that this is "the first of several initiatives being planned to help bring Harry Potter to children at home," with more announcements to come at a future date. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/31/jk-rowling-goes-back-to-hogwarts] There have been a number of other positive stories to emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic, including Razer committing to manufacturing and donating up to 1M surgical masks to hospitals in need and a number of movies releasing on-demand early while everyone is encouraged to stay indoors. IGN hopes that everyone remains safe and has put together a list of how to help others and stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.